2020年高三上学期英语摸底考试试卷.doc

高二上学期英语摸底考试试卷
一、听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
1.Where does the conversation take place?
A. At the station.                       B. In a bookstore.                       C. In a department
2.What will Adam do?
A. Go to Kyoto.           B. Visit the woman's house.           C. Have dinner with the woman.
3.When does the train leave?
A. At 7:45.                                    B. At 8:45.                                    C. At 9:45.
4.What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Nurse and patient.           B. Boss and secretary.           C. Interviewer and interviewee.
5.What does the man think of the movie?
A. It is perfect.                           B. It is amusing.                           C. It is fantastic.
二、听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
6.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
（1）What is the woman's destination？
A. The City Hall.                      B. The Book Plaza.                      C. The Grand Hotel.
（2）How will the woman go downtown?
A. By bus.                              B. On foot.                              C. By underground.
7.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
（1）Why are some experts strongly encouraging arm exercises7
A. Our arms are often too fat.
B. Our arms are often too soft.
C. Arm exercises can build up our health.
（2）What will happen to your blood pressure when you do arm exercises7
A. Decrease.                              B. Increase.                              C. Keep normal.
（3）What should be done to match the arm exercises7
A. Leg exercises.                        B. Back exercises.                        C. Waist exercises.
8.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
（1）How long has the man been working as a computer programmer?
A. 3 years.                                    B. 4 years.                                    C. 5 years.
（2）Why did the man quit his last job?
A. He was fired.
B. He hopes to get a better position.
C He wants to do something he's familiar with.
（3）What do we know about the man?
A. He gets along well with his colleagues.
B. He has never met with any failure.
C. He is still a college student.
9.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
（1）What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A friendly German family.
B. A summer German course.
C. A summer vacation experience.
（2）Which country did Chuck stay in longest?
A. Italy.                                    B. France.                                    C. Germany.
（3）When did the vacation start?
A. On July 4.                              B. On July 11.                              C. On July 18.
（4）What is Mr. Stein?
A. A doctor.                               B. A teacher.                               C. An engineer.
10.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
（1）What is the speaker doing?
A. Chairing a meeting.        B. Hosting a radio program.        C. Conducting a job interview.
（2）What may cause sleeplessness?
A. Drinking water during the day.
B. Eating heavily before sleep.
C. A long evening walk.
（3）What does lack of proper sleep lead to?
A. Inability to concentrate.           B. Daytime sleeplessness.           C. Low blood pressure.
三、阅读理解
11.阅读理解
The Outdoor City Adventure Book Festival
    For one week in July, Sheffield Central Library becomes the center of adventure in the Outdoor City. Check out some of the events. Most of them are free but early booking is recommended.
    July 10
    Bee Quest - A Hunt for the World's Most Elusive (难以捕捉的) Bees Central library Carpenter Room, 7:00-8:30pm.
    A hunt for the world's most elusive bees leads Professor Dave Goulson from Poland to Patagonia, deep into the Ecuadorian Jungle. He also explores closer to home.
    Among secret places hidden right under our noses and through his scientific expertise (专业知识), shows us that beauty hides in the most surprising places.
    July 11
    Clarion Call: A Heartfelt Tribute to Sheffield's Access Pioneers
    Central library Carpenter Room, 10:30-11:30am.
    Well-known walker, activist and campaigner, Terry Howard takes us back a hundred years and shares the story of the role Sheffielders played in the first fights for our right to freely walk on the Peak District moors (旷野). The Clarion Ramblers is thought to be the first working class walking club. This is the story of their important role in gaining us the access we all enjoy today.
    July 12
    The Wainwrights in Color Central Library Carpenter Room, 1:30-2:30pm.
    Inspired by the work of the great Alfred Wainwright, over 10 years Andy Beck has reproduced in watercolor all 1, 500 pictures drawn in A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. Andy speaks about how the scenes in the Lake District have changed during the last 50 years.
    July 13
    Craft (制作) Your Own Adventure Journal-A Workshop Central Library Reading Room, 2:00-3:00 pm,￡5.
    Learn paper craft techniques to make your own beautiful travel journal. Get advice from our expert tutor on using old photos adventures and holidays.
    Collecting stories and memories from your.
（1）Which event should you choose if you're interested in bees?
A. Bee Quest.                                                         B. Clarion Call.
C. The Wainwrights in Color.                                D. Craft Your Own Adventure Journal.
（2）What day is the right time to share the story of Sheffielders?
A. July 10.                              B. July 11.                              C. July 12.                              D. July 13.
（3）What is special about Craft Your Own Adventure Journal?
A. It lasts the longest.                                           B. It needs reservation.
C. It calls for admission charges.                         D. It offers the most interesting stories.
12.阅读理解
    A photography exhibition by French artist San Bartolome entitled Moon Door Dreamers opened in the 798 Art Zone in Beijing on December 10, 2011, presenting a cross-cultural perspective (视角) on ordinary life in the capital city.
    Bartolome took these photos in August 2008, and produced a video named Two Worlds, One Dream. These works were displayed in Pingyao, an ancient city in Shanxi Province, under the title Beijing Midsummer Night Dream in September 2010.
    The moon doors serve as a keyhole through which one can catch a glimpse of a slice of Beijing life. He got his inspiration from one cycling trip to the southeastern suburb of Beijing, where he discovered a peculiar street along which a gray brick wall was built to cover the shabby bungalows. These cabins were mostly rented by migrant workers- peddlers, craftsmen, grocers and innkeepers.
    Born in 1950, Bartolome has worked as a photographer, stage director. Artistic manager, writer and diplomat. A noted Sinophile, Bartolome frequently visits China for photographic subjects. In the fall of 2003, he joined the French Embassy in Beijing as a cultural attache. His work experience in China from 2003 to 2015 further enhanced his awareness of and love for China.
    Bartolome not only loves Chinese culture but also the Chinese people. He thinks that Chinese people are kind, welcoming and diverse.
    Back from his bike ride to southeastern Beijing, he decided to shoot pictures about ordinary urban lifestyles. He observed dwellers carefully and made friends with them.
    After about 30 days and nights that he spent with these common migrants, he created a number of portraits. Meanwhile, he learned more about those rural migrants who earn their living in a city with which they are unfamiliar.
    He adopted an optimistic perspective to shoot the sights, and he borrowed the title of one of William Shakespeare s comedy works: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
（1）What is the main purpose of the exhibition?
A. To present Bartolome's photographic skills.
B. To tell us Bartolome's work experience in Beijing.
C. To show us Bartolome's optimistic view on ordinary life in Beijing.
D. To build a cross-cultural communication bridge between China and France.
（2）What inspires Bartolome to shoot pictures about ordinary urban styles?
A. His bike ride to Southeastern suburb of Beijing.
B. His work experience in the French Embassy in Beijing.
C. His visit to the ancient city of Pingyao.
D. Shakespeare's comedy work: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
（3）What does the underlined word "Sinaphile" in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. A successful artist.       B. A cultural attache.       C. A person of status.       D. A fan of China.
（4）What does the text mainly talk about?
A. A French artist tells Chinese stories with his camera.
B. A French artist frequently visits China for photography.
C. Migrant workers live a simple but happy life in Beijing.
D. Moon Doors serve as a window to display China to the world.
13.阅读理解
    In 1953, a mountain climber reported seeing a bar-headed goose soar over the peak of Mount Everest (珠穆朗玛). It was thought impossible. Now researchers who raised 19 of the geese—named for the black stripes on the backs of their heads—have shown the birds really fly so high.
    The team trained the youngsters to fly in a large wind tunnel wearing backpacks and face masks full of sensors that recorded their heart rate. blood oxygen levels, temperature, and metabolic rate—how many calories they burned per hour. The researchers simulated(模拟)10w-, medium-, and high-altitude conditions by altering the concentration of oxygen supplied to face masks worn by each goose as it flew in the tunnel.
    Birds already have a better heart and lungs than mammals for sustained physical activity. And researchers knew that bar-headed geese have even larger, thinner lungs that let them breathe more deeply and an even bigger heart to pump more oxygen to muscles than other birds.
    The wind tunnel experiments showed that when the concentration of oxygen was at its lowest-like the 7% found on top of Mount Everest versus 21% at sea level—the geese's heart rate and frequency of wing beats remained the same even as their metabolic rate dropped. Somehow, the birds managed to cool down their blood-the measured blood temperature dropped so it could take in more oxygen, the researchers report today in eLife. This cooling likely helps compensate for the very thin air, the team says.
    Although well trained, the birds were only willing to stay in the air a few minutes-or less when wearing their backpacks and flying at 6ihigh" altitudes. So it's not clear whether these adaptations alone are what make it possible to fly the 8 hours it takes to climb over Mount Everest. But those few minutes showed these geese really could fly over the top of Mount Everest.
（1）Why did the researchers raise 19 bar-headed geese and train them?
A. To test the flying height and speed of them.
B. To confirm they could fly over Mount Everest.
C. To observe them flying through the wind tunnel.
D. To see how many calories they burned per hour.
（2）What can we learn from the wind tunnel experiment?
A. It was carried out at very high altitude.
B. The geese managed to breathe less when their blood decreased.
C. The geese could live through the lowest concentration of oxygen.
D. It shows the geese could fly at high altitude for long.
（3）What still puzzles scientists about the geese?
A. Whether they have super hearts and lungs.
B. Whether they have muscles pumped more oxygen to.
C. Whether they are willing to wear backpacks and face masks.
D. Whether they can manage to fly 8 hours to climb over Mount Everest.
（4）Where does the text most probably come from?
A. A science fiction.       B. A climbing guide.       C. A travel brochure.       D. A science report.
14.阅读理解
    Water is a necessity of life. Rain, especially, helps plants grow and stay green. But too much rain, especially in cities, can lead to flooding. That can cause waste water systems to overflow and send pollutants into rivers and other waterways. To fight the problem, several cities in the United States are starting programs like rooftop gardens.
    A team at the University of the District of Columbia in the nation's capital has created a garden on the top of one school building. The garden holds many kinds of plants to help absorb rainwater and grow food at the same time. Architect David Bell has designed five "green roofs" for the university. He says he is excited about the project because "it meant doing something more than just dealing with storm water management. It took advantage of a resource above the city and these flat roofs that aren't doing anything really became something that was about urban agriculture." Rainwater is collected in large containers and sent through a system that waters the rooftop garden. The roof is filled with green life that appeals to insects.
    In cities, "you don't have that many spaces to choose from and so rooftops are just (unused) space," says Caitlin Arlotta. She is a student in the school's Urban Agriculture program. The project is part of a research program to see which plants do well on rooftops. The researchers are looking at plants including strawberries, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. The university also has other green spaces. "We also have our own farm experiments," Arlotta said. "Within each of those growing systems, we want to be able to tell people which sorts of these crops grow the best."
    Sandy Farber Bandier helps run UDC's Master Gardener program. It seeks to improve cities and make them beautiful by training people to become Master Gardeners. She says she's been surprised by the garden's output. "My biggest surprise was that we produced 4, 250 pounds of produce the first year and was able to spread that to people in need." She also likes being able to show people who live in D. C. and others beyond the nation's capital what and how food can be grown on a rooftop. "This is the future for food. You grow it here, you prepare it in a commercial kitchen, you distribute through farmers markets, food trucks, and then you recycle."
（1）What do we know about the rooftop gardens?
A. Rooftop gardens are very common in average neighborhoods.
B. There are many sorts of plants there which help take in rainwater.
C. They're playing an important role in the city's food supply.
D. Rooftop gardens are no more than containers to collect rainwater.
（2）What can we infer from Paragraph 3?
A. Rooftops can offer enough space to plant crops.
B. Many plants like strawberries can grow well on rooftops.
C. Some university students are participating in the Urban Agriculture program.
D. The plants in rooftop gardens are att